Government Agencies Should Continue to Show Desire for the Commenced Projects: Amruth Puttappa Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Recently, the Indian solar market bounced back from the sluggish year of 2018. With the climate agreement in place and an estimated global investment of $2.8 billion in Q1 2019, there is no doubt that there is a huge scope. We are going through a positive phase. All government bodies are working towards our ambitious […] Read more
In the Andhra Pradesh PPA Standoff, Where Is The Exit Route? Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) mess continues to get curiouser. After some clumsy damage to the prospects of existing and future solar projects with the unilateral decision to relook PPA’s, the state government’s latest missive to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) ups the stakes further. The […] Read more
Still Elusive: Jumpstarting Solar Manufacturing in India Updated On Tue, Jul 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rarely misses an opportunity to highlight the success of its renewable energy push, when given an opportunity. And it has good reason to do so. Besides taking installed renewable capacity (wind +solar) from barely 25 GW to an estimated 70 GW plus till now, the government has also […] Read more
CERC Approves NTPC License for Inter State Trading of Electricity Updated On Thu, Jul 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy CERC based on materials on record and its finding has directed that NTPC be issued a Category ‘I’ license for inter-State trading in electricity in India. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in May had approved the application filed by NTPC Ltd. to grant the PSU with an electricity trading license in the country. The […] Read more
BMW Donates 100 EV Charging Stations to National Parks Updated On Thu, Jul 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy BMW has completed its project to install EV charging stations and donate 100 EV Charging stations for the national parks in the US. BMW has announced the completion of a project in collaboration with the National Park Foundation, National Park Service, and the US Department of Energy to install EV charging stations around the national […] Read more
US Crosses 20,000 EV Charging Stations Mark, 68,800 Connectors Updated On Wed, Jul 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to the US DOE, there are now more than 20,000 EV charging stations in the country, with more than 68,800 connectors. According to reports published by the US Department of Energy (USDOE), there are now more than 20000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country, with more than 68,800 connectors. “As of May […] Read more
Union Budget 2019: A Mixed Bag for the Solar Industry Updated On Sat, Jul 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy As expected from Modi Government 2.0, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had few eggs in her basket for the renewables sector. Here’s how the key stakeholders of the solar industry, including policymakers, think tanks, leading private players have reacted to the government’s Budget for FY19-20: After the budget, Power Minister R. K. […] Read more
FICCI makes a case for subsidies for battery swapping under FAME 2 Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The move by the leading industry body FICCI to include battery swapping seems to be a pragmatic response to the likely success of adoption of EV’s in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment at least. In an interesting move, industry chamber FICCI has made a call for including the battery swapping model of charging for EV’s […] Read more
Vestas Bags Orders Worth 947 MW in the US Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Vestas has received three orders in the US amounting to a total of 947 MW in wind turbine deliveries. Danish wind energy major, Vestas has announced that it has received three orders in the US amounting to a total of 947 MW in wind turbine deliveries. The first order comprises a 95 MW project and […] Read more
